The
Two Alike, the Two Similar, the Two Close, and
the Two Far

(Part
3)

The
Two of Similar Nature

Its
Definition:They are the
two letters that have the same articulation point, but differ in
characteristics.They can be in
one word as in:
or within two words, as in:.

The
difference in characteristics can be between one to four.is
divided further into three divisions, just as
was
divided:

1.

2.

3.

The Two Small Similar in
Nature

This
occurs when the first of the two letters is saakin, and the second voweled.There are special cases of merging ( )
in , if the letters are
not specifically mentioned in this next section, then the rule is .

The
Merging of the small two similar in nature

The merging () is this case is not
absolute as is in the case of , instead it
occurs in special letters.This
means that not every time there are two letters of the same
articulation point but different characteristics, the first one saakin, and
the second voweled, there is an .The following letters merge into the letters belowthem:

We
will now go through these letters that have the same articulation point, but
differ in characteristics and give examples of the merging that occurs when
their relationship is “small”, meaning the first letter of the two similar
in nature is saakin and the next of the two is voweled. Part
of the above table will be covered in this tidbit, and the remaining, insha’
Allah in the next tidbit.

These
first examples are all examples of complete merging, meaning the first letter
of
is merged into the second letter and no trace of the first
letter’s characteristics remain in the recitation.